Skip to main content

LUP Student Papers

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Paving the Way for Totalitarianism: Understanding the Relationship Between Democracy and Populism Through Conspiracy Theories

Sarikaya, Sarper LU (2018) SIMV10 20181
Graduate School
Master of Science in Global Studies
Abstract
This thesis is a conceptual study focused on the relationship between populism and conspiracy theories to see if populism poses a totalitarian threat to democracy. Starting with a discussion on democracy and populism, this thesis examines the relations between conspiracy theories and populism as well as their respective constructions. Thereafter, departing from Hannah Arendt’s book the Origins of Totalitarianism this thesis investigates the totalitarian threat of populism to democracy. Comparing and contrasting the relations between democracy, populism, conspiracy theories, and totalitarianism throughout its course, this thesis argues that populism poses a threat to democracy which might make it increasingly totalitarian.
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
Sarikaya, Sarper LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV10 20181
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Populism, democracy, conspiracy theories, totalitarianism
language
English
id
8949602
date added to LUP
2018-06-27 12:21:34
date last changed
2018-06-27 12:21:34
@misc{8949602,
  abstract     = {{This thesis is a conceptual study focused on the relationship between populism and conspiracy theories to see if populism poses a totalitarian threat to democracy. Starting with a discussion on democracy and populism, this thesis examines the relations between conspiracy theories and populism as well as their respective constructions. Thereafter, departing from Hannah Arendt’s book the Origins of Totalitarianism this thesis investigates the totalitarian threat of populism to democracy. Comparing and contrasting the relations between democracy, populism, conspiracy theories, and totalitarianism throughout its course, this thesis argues that populism poses a threat to democracy which might make it increasingly totalitarian.}},
  author       = {{Sarikaya, Sarper}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Paving the Way for Totalitarianism: Understanding the Relationship Between Democracy and Populism Through Conspiracy Theories}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}